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A Night To Remember: Sleepout Helps Homeless Youth

December 27, 2016

Action for Teens @ Risk, Tokii Teens @ Risk

It's hard to fully understand how someone feels until you actually put yourself in their shoes. You might look at a homeless person and feel sympathy for him, but until you've spent a night on the street, it's ...

10 Unusual Facts About The Homeless

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October 21, 2016

Homelessness

You might not be surprised to hear that a problem that affects millions of people all over North America is homelessness. We see them when we're walking downtown in our major cities and we might participate in...

Giving Homeless Youth A Way Out: 360°kids

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October 20, 2016

Action for Teens @ Risk, Tokii Teens @ Risk

Michael Braithwaite is the Executive Director of 360°kids, a Canadian organization serving over 2,000 children, youth and families in the York area every year. It's estimated that there are between 300 and 500 ...

5 Ways To Help The Homeless WITHOUT Giving Them Money

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September 16, 2016

Homelessness

Homelessness is a problem that faces millions of people throughout the world. And while many people might think that there is a certain mold that homeless people fit into, the truth is that there are all kinds...

How This Man Brings Awareness To Homeless People By Parodying The FASHION INDUSTRY

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August 7, 2016

Homelessness

We first discovered Asad Shaikh on Instagram. He posted some pictures of himself giving away clothing to the homeless, asking viewers "Who wore it better?". His account was intriguing and inspiring, and we were...

Homeless And Female: One Women’s Experience On The Streets

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July 26, 2016

Homelessness

My sister likes to tell her friends that I was homeless for two years. That's nowhere close to the truth, but it's how she sees things. Several years ago, I sold my car and most of my possessions and went ba...

Couch Surfing

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June 23, 2016

Design Collection, Hope For The Homeless Designs

Homeless youth are sometimes “invisible” because you don't always see them on the streets. They often sleep on couches of friends and family members, but still suffer from the same issues that go along with not...

The Face of Homelessness

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June 22, 2016

Design Collection, Hope For The Homeless Designs

Homeless people are no different from you and I; their circumstances are. Many of those who find themselves in a homeless situation feel they would rather face the streets than go back to the situation they lef...

Janalee Jodouin: Determined To Help The Homeless

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April 20, 2016

Stories of Advocacy

Janalee Jodouin is the Executive Director/Operations Manager for the Red Lake Area Emergency Shelter (RLAES), a place that provides the homeless with a place to sleep and eat breakfast and dinner. The shelter r...

The Reasons

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January 13, 2016

Action For Teens @ Risk Designs, Design Collection

For many of us, we are lucky enough that we can’t imagine growing up on the streets. But, it is estimated that more than one million teenagers in America become homeless every year. You might believe that most ...

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